VMware vSphere 8.x Professional (VCP-DCV 2022) — Question 102

An administrator is tasked with upgrading an existing vSphere environment to version 7.0. There are existing VMFS3 and VMFS5 datastores in the environment.
Which statement is true regarding this upgrade?

Answer options

• A. An ESXi 7.0 host will NOT recognize a VMFS3 datastore.
• B. VMFS3 is supported with ESXi 7.0 to store boot configurations only.
• C. A VMFS5 datastore CANNOT be upgraded; a new VMFS6 datastore is required.
• D. An ESXi 7.0 host can automatically upgrade a VMFS5 datastore.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because VMFS5 datastores cannot be directly upgraded to VMFS6; a new VMFS6 datastore must be created instead. Option A is incorrect as ESXi 7.0 does not support VMFS3 at all. Option B is misleading since VMFS3 is not generally supported for boot configurations in ESXi 7.0, and option D is incorrect because VMFS5 datastores cannot be upgraded automatically.